UK withholds approval for US strikes from Akrotiri

The British government confirmed on Friday it has not allowed the United States to launch strikes against Iran from UK-controlled bases on the island, as American warships move closer to the Levant and regional military activity intensifies.

UK officials said Whitehall has given no clearance for operations against Iran to be conducted from RAF Akrotiri, nor from its bases on the Chagos islands in the Indian ocean, amid concerns that such action could breach international law.

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